Kaare Walberg
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Kaare Walberg (July 3, 1912 – February 29, 1988) was a Norwegian
ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...
who won a bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill at the
1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 ...
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. At the
1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...
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, he finished fourth. He also finished fifth in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1931
Nordic skiing World Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...
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* * 1912 births 1988 deaths Norwegian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Ski jumpers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub